MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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