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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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