MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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