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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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