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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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