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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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