MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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