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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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