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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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