MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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