MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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