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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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