MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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