MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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