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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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