MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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