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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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