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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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