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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting 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 reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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