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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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