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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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