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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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