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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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