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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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