MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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