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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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