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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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