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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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