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
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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