MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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