MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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