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
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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