MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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