MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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