MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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