MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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