MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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