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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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