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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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