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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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