MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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