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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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