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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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