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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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