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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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