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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
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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