MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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