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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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