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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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