MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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