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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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