MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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