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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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