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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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