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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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