MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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