MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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