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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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