MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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