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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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