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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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