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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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