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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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