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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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