MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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