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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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