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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers 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
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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