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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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