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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of 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 know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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