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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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