MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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