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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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