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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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