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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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