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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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