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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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