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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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