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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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