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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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