MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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