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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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