MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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