MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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