MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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