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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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