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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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