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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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