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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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