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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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