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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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