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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key 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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