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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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