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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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