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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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