MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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