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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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