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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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