MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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