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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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