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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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