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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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