MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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