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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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