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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|