MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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