MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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