MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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