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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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