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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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