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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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