MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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