MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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