MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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