MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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