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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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