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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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