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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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