MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators 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
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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