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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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