MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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