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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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