MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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