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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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