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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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