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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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