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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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