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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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