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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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