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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
