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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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