MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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