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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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