MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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