MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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