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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major 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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