MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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