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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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