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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
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
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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