MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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