MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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