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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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