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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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