MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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