MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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