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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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