MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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