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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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