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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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