MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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