MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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