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
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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