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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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