MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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