MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about 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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