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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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