MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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