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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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