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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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