MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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