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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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