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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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