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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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