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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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