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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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