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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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