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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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