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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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