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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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