MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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