MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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