MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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