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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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