MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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