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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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