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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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