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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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