MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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