MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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