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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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