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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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