MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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