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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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