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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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