MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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