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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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