MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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