MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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