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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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