MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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