MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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