MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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