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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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