MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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