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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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