MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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