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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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