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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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