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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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