MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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