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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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