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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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