MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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