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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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