MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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