MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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