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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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