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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive 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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