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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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