MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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