MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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