MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
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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