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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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