MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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