MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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