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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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