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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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