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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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