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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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