MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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