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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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