MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education enable
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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