MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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