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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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