MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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