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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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