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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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