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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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