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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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