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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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