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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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