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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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