MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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