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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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