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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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