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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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