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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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