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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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