MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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