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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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