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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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