MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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