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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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