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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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