MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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