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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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