MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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