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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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