MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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