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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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