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
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers 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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