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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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