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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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