MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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