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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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