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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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