MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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