MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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