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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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