MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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