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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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