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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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