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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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