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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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