MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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