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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews 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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