MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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