MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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