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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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