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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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