MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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