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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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