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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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