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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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