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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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