MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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