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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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