MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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