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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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