MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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