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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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