MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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