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
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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