MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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