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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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