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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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