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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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