MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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