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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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