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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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