MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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