MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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