MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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