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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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