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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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