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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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