MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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