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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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