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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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