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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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