MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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