MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive 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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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