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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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