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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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