MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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