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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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