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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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