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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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