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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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