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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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