MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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