MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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