MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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