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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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