MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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