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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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