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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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