MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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