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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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