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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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