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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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