MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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