MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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