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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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