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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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