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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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