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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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