MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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