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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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