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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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