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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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