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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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