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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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