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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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