MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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