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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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