MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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