MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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