MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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