MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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