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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
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 massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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