MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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