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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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