MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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