MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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