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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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