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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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