MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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