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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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