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 is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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