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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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