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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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