MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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