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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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