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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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