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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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