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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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