MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators 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
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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