MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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