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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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