MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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