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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
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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