MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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