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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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