MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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