MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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