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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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