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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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