MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing 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
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|