MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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