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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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