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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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