MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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