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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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