MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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