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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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