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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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