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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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