MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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