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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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