MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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