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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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