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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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