MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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