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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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