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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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