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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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