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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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