MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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