MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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