MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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