MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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