MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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