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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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