MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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