MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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