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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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