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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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