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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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