MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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