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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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