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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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