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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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