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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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