MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to 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.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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