MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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