MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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