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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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