MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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