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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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