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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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