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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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