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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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