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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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