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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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