MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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