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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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