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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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