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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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