MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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