MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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