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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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