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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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