MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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