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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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