MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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