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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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