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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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