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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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