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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
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 made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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