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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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