MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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