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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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