MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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