MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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