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 is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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