MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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