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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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