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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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