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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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