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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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