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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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