MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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