MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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