MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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