MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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