MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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