MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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