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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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