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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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