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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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