MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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