MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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