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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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