MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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