MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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