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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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