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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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