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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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