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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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