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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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