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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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