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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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