MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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