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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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