MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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