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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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