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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This 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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