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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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