MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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