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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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