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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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