MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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