MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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