MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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