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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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