MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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