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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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