MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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