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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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