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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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