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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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