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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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