MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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