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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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