MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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