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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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