MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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