MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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