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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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