MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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