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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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