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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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