MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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