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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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