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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key 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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