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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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