MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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