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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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