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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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