MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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