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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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