MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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