MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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