MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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