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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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