MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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