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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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