MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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