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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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