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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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