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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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