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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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